We all know that having a chronic illness can be difficult and depressing, so this is a thread about the silly things that have happened as a result of our illnesses and disabilities.

Please keep them silly or funny, there’s enough depressing stuff on Lemmy these days 🙂

This is my particular piece of stupidity 😁

About 15 years ago I was seriously ill, several weeks in hospital including a coma and a lot of rehab. In the meantime, my wife had moved us in with my mother while work was being done on our house.

When I got home from the hospital, I was excited to get back online to catch up with my friends, so picked my computer up and ran up the stairs. I got about three steps up and literally got stuck, my legs just wouldn’t move.

I had to get my wife to squeeze past me on the stairs and take my computer, while I got back down, took the computer back so that she could get down, then give it back to her to put down.

Slightly embarrassing, but always makes me laugh 😁

  • Tippon@lemmy.dbzer0.comOP
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    5 months ago

    “Were you asleep about an hour ago?”

    “Yeah, I just woke up, why?”

    “Your heart stopped for 8 seconds.”

    I love the implication that they didn’t check on you, just saw the alarm turn off and thought ‘That’ll do!’ 😳😂

    I hope you’re doing ok now, or at least as ok as you can 🙂

    • jordanlund@lemmy.world
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      5 months ago

      It’s been tough, that was my 2nd, possibly 3rd. There’s evidence I might have had a 3rd that had no symptoms. But hey, as long as I still wake up in the morning. 😉

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        5 months ago

        Got a buddy that has a pacemaker because his heart stopped a of seconds while he was standing up. He fell and hit his head pretty badly, was in a coma for weeks etc. So that’s why they are concerned with short pauses when you are awake ;) thats not as much concern when you are asleep as this is happening not frequently and its more akin to sleep apnea.

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        5 months ago

        So you’re not messing about then? 🙈😂

        Honestly though, that’s the best attitude to have 🙂